Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Stage Door Queen ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Hard Days Night And I Love Her
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Tommy Makem Vancouver Vancouver b/w Better Times
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine All to You We the People
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Honky Tonk Angel
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Loni Gamble It's You ST
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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